The Television Academy has revealed the winners of this year’s juried Emmy Awards from several categories, including individual achievement in animation and motion design.
For the individual achievement in animation category, seven people were recognized with the honor. Three of those people represent projects on Max and three represent Netflix. An animator on Peacock’s In the Know took home the seventh honor.
One show, however, stood out above the others, with Blue Eye Samurai’s crew earning all three individual achievement awards for Netflix. The series was recognized for its character design, production design, and storyboarding. On the Max side, three different projects were honored: Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (character animation), Scavengers Reign (background design), and Clone High (character design).
Juried category hopefuls are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer groups with the possibility of one, more than one, or no entry awarded an Emmy. As a result, there are no nominees. Instead, there is a one-step evaluation and voting procedure.
This year’s juried animation Emmy awards will be presented at the 76th Creative Arts Emmys, set to take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8.
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Background Design
- Noémie Leroux
Scavengers Reign “The Signal” – HBO | Max – Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
Character Animation
- Alex Small-Butera (SmallBu)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake “The Winter King” – HBO | Max – Cartoon Network Studios - Jan Maas
In the Know “Yogurt Week” – Peacock – Peacock Original, in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine
Character Design
- Brian Kesinger
Blue Eye Samurai “Nothing Broken” – Netflix – A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions - Tara Billinger
Clone High “Let’s Try This Again” – HBO | Max – Max in association with Lord Miller, Doozer, ShadowMachine and MTV Entertainment
Production Design
- Toby Wilson
Blue Eye Samurai “The Great Fire Of 1657” – Netflix – A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
Storyboard
- Ryan O’Loughlin
Blue Eye Samurai “Hammerscale” – Netflix – A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
Outstanding Motion Design
- Jim Henson Idea Man – Disney+ – Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Mark Thompson, creative director
Seamus Walsh, creative director
Mark Caballero, creative director
Ivan Viaranchyk, designer
Max Strizich, designer
Momo Zhao, animator
